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INX exchange taps Israeli crypto startup GK8 for crypto custody

17.9.2020
The SEC-approved IPO holder prefers to store crypto 100% offline

Blockchain Bites: The SEC’s Chilling Effect on Crypto Development

16.9.2020
A slew of regulatory happenings are in the works: a Bahamian CBDC, a potential ban on crypto trading in India and a plan to unify state banking compliance standards across the U.S

Philippines SEC warns of 'cloud mining' Ponzi related to Bitcoin Vault

16.9.2020
The Philippines SEC has identified ‘Mining City’ as a Ponzi scheme and warned promoters of the scam that they could face up to 21 years imprisonment

Presidential Candidate Brock Pierce Served With Lawsuit for Alleged ICO Fraud

16.9.2020
Former Disney child actor and U.S. Presidential candidate, Brock Pierce, was served with a lawsuit during a political campaign event held on Monday. The class-action lawsuit was filed in May and it claims the defendants, including Pierce, sold unregistered securities during the EOS initial coin...

SEC Commissioner Peirce Dissents From Unikrn-Killing Fine, Says Action to Have Chilling Effect

16.9.2020
Noted cryptocurrency advocate and Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester M. Peirce issued a public dissent after the SEC levied a $6.1 million fine on online gaming and gambling platform Unikrn for conducting an initial coin offering (ICO) in 2017, a penalty that effectively amounts to...

Forex Strapped Nigeria Designates Crypto Assets as Securities

15.9.2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria has designated crypto assets as securities as the authorities step up efforts to regulate Africa’s largest cryptocurrency market. The SEC says the classification of crypto assets for regulation is consistent with the country’s...

Crypto Esports Startup Unikrn to Pay $6.1M in SEC Settlement Over 2017 ICO

15.9.2020
Unikrn has agreed to settle the charges, without admitting or denying them, by paying a $6.1 million penalty to be distributed among investors

Unikrn ICO faces further SEC action

15.9.2020
Another remnant of 2017 gets hit by regulation

Nigeria’s SEC Says All Crypto Assets Are Securities by Default

15.9.2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Africa's most populous country said all crypto assets will fall under the regulation that covers securities exchanges and transactions

INX Becomes the First SEC-Registered IPO to Accept Crypto

15.9.2020
15th September 2020, New York, United States: INX will start accepting bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and USDC stablecoin, starting today. INX said over 3,000 retail and accredited investors registered for the INX token offering during its first three days. Now that the minimum requirement INX has...

MicroStrategy Tells SEC It ‘May Increase’ $250M Bitcoin Reserves

14.9.2020
MicroStrategy told the SEC it "may increase" its bitcoin (BTC) holdings beyond the $250 million haul purchased in August

Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 14, 2020

14.9.2020
As some bitcoin options traders bet on new all-time highs and another DeFi protocol is attacked, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!

INX starts accepting crypto payments after raising $7.5M in its IPO

14.9.2020
The company's $117 million SEC-approved IPO is the first of its kind

Rapper TI Cryptocurrency Fraud: Charged and Fined $75,000 by SEC

13.9.2020
Rapper TI and four other people, including film producer Ryan Felton, have been charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over fraudulent token sales. TI, or Tip as the rapper is also known, is also fined $75,000 by the securities regulator. Rapper TI and Film Producer Charged...

SEC Charges Rapper TI With Securities Violations for Promoting 2017 ICO

11.9.2020
The SEC alleged film producer Ryan Felton misappropriated funds from two separate initial coin offerings, and charged rapper TI with boosting one of them

Despite Warnings from Regulators, the Ethereum Fueled Pyramid Scheme Forsage Thrives

11.9.2020
While Ethereum has seen a number of benefits from the decentralized finance (defi) movement and initial coin offerings (ICOs), more recently individuals have been leveraging ether for pyramid schemes and matrix cycler programs. One particular scheme crypto enthusiasts are discussing these days...